Baling-press



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No. 419,227. Patented Jan. 14,1890.

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Patented Jan. 14, 1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE IV. SOULE, OF MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI.

BALlNG-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 419,227, dated January14, 1890.

Application filed October 18, 1888. Serial No. 288,447- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

3e it known that I, GEORGE IV. SOULE,a resident of Meridian, in thecounty of Lauderdale and State of Mississippi, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Baling Prcsses; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact de scription of theinvention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in a cotton-press which is alsoadapted to compress into bales hay, straw, rags, or other fibrousmaterials.

The primary object of my present invention is to provide a compactpowerful selfpacking press which may be quickly stopped or started atany desired point in the movement of its platen, and which will reversethe movement of said presserfoot or platen at either end of the travelof the same.

A further object is to provide asimple and readily-adjusted trippingmechanism which will reverse the downward movements of the platen at adesignated point before the full stroke of this presserfoot or platenhas been attained.

A further object is to furnish doors to a cotton-press which willinclose four sides of the press-chamber and that may be securelyfastened by one locking device that can be operated to lock or unlockthe door by a single movement of its lever.

A further object is to furnish the inner faces of the doors of thecompressing-chamber with serrated plates, the teeth of which are inposition to engage the adjacent surface of the bale when the platen isremoved from a partially-formed bale to admit more material, thuspreventing a relax of compression in the partly-filled bale-sack.

Afurther object is to provide a compressing device with reversingmechanism that is automatically acted upon to change the direction oftravel of the pressing device, or arrest a vertical movement of saidpressing device by contact of the moving presser-foot or platen with asuitable stop block and connected parts.

A further object is to furnish a means for adjusting the height of anabutment on the presser-foot or platen, (which abutment has contact witha stop-block to alter position of devices connected to the stop-bl0ck,)and thus reverse or stop upward movement of the platen, so that theinstant of contact of the abutment may be regulated to actuate thereversing and arresting devices sooner or later with regard to positionof the platen in the compressing-chamber, as may be desired.

A further object is to provide the stop and reverse mechanism of abaling-press with a stop prop-bar which may be readily adjusted to holdthe parts of said mechanism in such relative position that motion of theplaten may be arrested at any point in its stroke and so held until theprop-bar is readjusted to relieve the engaged parts of the stop andreverse mechanism, so as to permit it to automatically start the platen.

A further object is to furnish the motionreversing mechanism of abaling-press with one or more friction clutching hubs or pulleys thatare supported on a shaft in eccentrio-boxes, which latter are connectedto tripping devices that are automatically actuated by a moving platenor presser-foot to cause an engagement or release of these frictionhubswith other adjacent friction pulleys or drums.

A further object is to provide the stop and reverse mechanism of abaling-press with a means for manual adjustment, whereby the motion ofthe presser foot or platen may be instantly suspended or reversed.

With these objects in view my invention consists in certain features ofconstruction and combinations of parts, which will be hereinafterdescribed, and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings making a part of this specification, Figure 1is a side elevation of the press. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of same.Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 00 as, Fig. 1.Fig. 4: is a sec.- tional elevation taken through the longitudinalcenter of the machine. Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the lever-actuatingdevice. Fig. (5 is a side elevation of the platen elevated and otherparts of the press located on its upper end. Figs. 7 and 7 are side andcorner views of the platen or presser foot. Figs.

8 and 9 are detail views showing the side and top of one of the rockingnuts and its manner of connection with the screws and levers of thepress. Fig. 10 is an elevation in sec tion of the press-frame and a sideview of the controlling-lever which regulates the stop and reversemechanism, of which it is a part. Fig. 10 is a top plan view of thecontrollinglcver and attached parts. Fig. 11 is a detached perspectiveview of the tripping-gear, which is part of the stop and reversemechanism of the press. Fig. 12 is a detached portion of thetripping-gear and an'adjustable corner-plate of the platen, shown incontact with the stop-block of the tripping-gear. Figs. 13 and 14 areviews of the hinged connection of one of the clamping-bars that securethe doors of the press closed. Figs. 15 and 15 are sectional views ofthe universal coupling used to connect the driving-shaft with thescrews.

The bed of the machine consists of a series of joist-timbers orbed-pieces A, which are spaced apart and rest upon the sills 1, whichare laid upon a firm level foundation or floor; and to obtain necessarytransverse area of the bed-pieces A for strength two sets are employed,these being arranged so that one set rests on the top edges of the lowerset or series, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 4. At the corners of thebed-pieces A four uprights B are erected, their lower ends being heldbetween two sets of the bed-pieces, to which they are secured by thetransverse screwbolts a, and the superimposed pieces of the bed arerigidly held in place by the vertically-inserted bolts a. (See Fig. 2.)The upright corner-posts B are held together by horizontal tie-beams E,which are bolted at their ends to the posts, and are located on eachside of the frame thus produced, two being placed oppositely near thecenter of height of the posts B and two similarly located near the topFQF. the corner-posts, the cap-pieces B serving to tie the sides of theframe together. The frame of the press is further strengthened by thecorner-braces B which are extended diagonally from the string-pieces Eto the posts B, these braces being similar on each side of the machine.

Betweenthe floor-beams A of the bed, which have already been mentionedas properly spaced apart, the levers O are inserted and arranged inpairs, as shown in Fig. 2. To adapt the lever C to have a verticalrocking movement necessary for their proper action, they are pivotedbetween the bed-pieces A,

I as at 7 in Fig. 2.

Upon the floor-beams A the press-box is located near the center of widthand length of the same. This box consists of two portions,

the upper portion G being preferably made as a rectangular box withclosed sides of stout plank, held together, by clamping-bars G, boltedtogether at their ends by the crossbolts G the top and bottom ends ofthe box G being open and the upper edge 8 beveled by removing the innercorner, so as to freely admit a presser-foot or platen H, that will bemore fully described. The lower end of the box G terminates immediatelybelow the lower edges of the middle tie-beams E, to which it isattached, and a continuation of the box or lower portion is produced bythe combination of hinged doors 2 4, that, taken together, form arectangular box. Two side doors 2 are located on opposite sides of thelower portion of the box, these being preferably comprised each of aseries of strong bars that are arranged and secured at spaced dis tancesupon the batten-bars 5, the ends of said bars nearest to the uprightposts B being strongly hinged to these posts, as at 6, to permit them tobe swung outwardly. The doors 4, which form the two end walls of thelower portion of the press-box, are constructed the same as the sidedoors 2, and are hinged at 9 to the inner sides of two side doors, so asto permit them to extend between the two sets of side doors at rightangles thereto, as shown in Fig. 3, and to permit the side doors to bereadily opened after the formation of a bale.

Upon the batten-bars 5 of the two side doors that do not carry the enddoors 4 vertical strips 3 of suffieient strength are bolted at suchpoints relatively to the free vertical edges of the end doors that whenthey are in closed position these strips 3 will engage closely theadjacent end surface of the enddoor battens and hold them from outwarddisplacement.

In order to secure the doors 2 4 from lateral displacement when closed,the meeting edges of the side doors are engaged by the dependingclamping-bars E, which are hinged at c to the tie-beams E, so that thebodies of these clamping-bars will overlap each of the adjoining doorsto hold the pairs of side doors closed.

It will be noticed on inspection of the detail, Figs. 13 and 14, thatthe hinged connection of the clamping-bars E is such that when the barsare elevated to a horizontal plane they may be slid toward the press-box(see Fig. 13) and have their ends engaged by ,the top plates 0 of thehinge c, the bars having elongated slots 0' made for insertion of thefulcrum-bolts c and to permit such a sliding action, which will hold thebars E firmly extended horizontally until released by pulling themoutward to clear their ends and afford pivotal movement to the same andpermit them to fall. (See Fig. 14.)

Across the press-box bottom below and near the lower edges of the doors2 the clamping-rod K is inserted to rock immediately below the lowerends of the clamping-bars E and on the ends of this rod cam locking-lugsd d are formed. These project at right angles to the body of the rod Kin the same plane, so as to simultaneously engage and clamp the ends ofthe opposite hanging bars E to hold them firmly in contact with the sidedoors 2 when the locking-lugs are turned up right. To facilitate such amovement of the rod K as just stated, one of the lugs (Z is providedwith a handle-extension d, that may be operated manually to lock all thedoors in closed adjustment by a single motion and release the same by areverse movement of the handle (1 sufficient to remove the locking-lugs(1 (Z from engagement with the pendent bars E In forming a bale theusual bag-covering of jute or burlap is employed, which is introduced inthe lower portion of the press-box, with its edge extended over thesurface of the bed outside of the press-box, to be folded up over thesides when the bale is packed. In pressing the cotton which isintroduced through the hinged side chute or hopper L it is necessary tohold the pressed portion of a partially-filled bale from relaxing untilanother mass of cotton-lint can be introduced. To effect thisdesideratum, there are a series of serrated metal strips 6 (see Fig. 4)screwed fast to the edges of the slats or vertical bars of the doors 24:, the teeth of said strips 6 depending, so as to engage the pressedportion of a bale, and thus prevent its upward movement, that wouldloosen the mass when pressure has been relaxed. A sufficient number ofthe serrated strips 6 are provided for each door on all sides of the boxto properly hold the partly-pressed bale, as has been explained.

The pressing of successive charges of loose cotton or other materialwhich is being compacted into a bale is in this machine effected by apresser-foot or platen H, that is 0011- structed as shown, and consistsof a rectangular frame having strong corner-piecesfand a verticalguide-bar E, this bar extending from the center of width of the platen Hupwardly to engage the inner surface of one of the upper tie-bars E, andthus prevent an improper binding action laterally of the platen when itis moved up or down, the corner-pieces f also aiding to hold the platenlevel when it is being forcibly pressed upon loose material in thepress-box G. The relative dimensions of the box G and platen H are suchthat the latter may be freely reciprocated within the former, and itshould here be stated that the lower portion of the press-box formed bythe combination of the doors 2 l is made of proper increased widthbetween its sides, so that the projected teeth of the strips 6 willnotbe impinged against by the reciprocating platen H. It is of furtheradvantage to make the lower portion of the press-box larger in diameterthan the upper portion of the press-box,fron1 the fact that frictionalresistance to the free downward movement of the platen ll is reduced andthe lateral expansion of the bale permitted. The slatted sides of thelower portion of the box allow the air to escape as pressure is broughtto bear on the mass composing the bale.

The hopper L, hinged at 20, is made to close an opening formed in theside of the box G when it is upwardly swung and secured with its bottomin alignment with the side of the box, and when lowered it forms aconvenient chute on which cotton in mass may be placed and pushedinwardly below the platen, which is held above it when this feedin g iseffected, as will be more fully explained. To give a reciprocal motionto the platen H and force it downward with great power,it is connectedto the upper ends of the levers C by the toggledevers D, which latterare pivoted to the platen and levers C by the transverse bolts 9 10,respectively. Both of the toggle-levers D are of such relative lengththat when the platen H is fully elevated they will lie slightlyinclined, with their inner ends below a horizontal plane, as in Fig. 1.

The toggle levers D are composed, preferably, of a series of beams, theouter ends of which are secured against the side faces of levers (l, thepivot-bolts 10 holding the parts together, and at the same timepermitting free hinged action at these points of connection. hen theplaten H is fully elevated, the levers G will be outwardly inclined, andit is apparent that the rocking inwardly of these levers on theirpivot-bolts 7 will force the platen ll downward, the length of thejointed toggle-levers D and levers being properly proportioned to causethe platen to have the requisite reciprocal travel vertically.

To actuate the platen by vibration of the levers C, frictional gear isemployed to rotate screws connected thereto. Two housingbrackets 11 aremounted transversely and parallel to each other upon each of the twoupper tie-beamsE. These brackets afford revoluble support to alongitudinal shaft J, which is connected at its ends to the adjacentends of two screws F by universal couplings F. The screws are threadedright and left hand pitch-that is to say, a right-handpitched screwextends from one end of the shaft J and a left-hand-pitched screw fromthe opposite end. The other ends of said screws engage the nuts F whichlatter are shown in detail in Figs. 8 and 9, where it will be noticedthat the perforated and threaded body of the nuts are provided withtransverse trunnions m, that are held in place by loopbolts m, which areinserted transversely through the ends of the levers O, and securedfirmly by nuts in a way to permit the nuts F to rock on their trunnions,and thus accommodate them to change of position given to the screws whenthe levels 0 are rocked by the draft of the screws. Upon the screwdriving-shaftJ two heavy drums or cylinders J are mounted and rigidlyfastened, and between them, near to the vertical guide E, anotherpulleyis placed on this shaft and secured to it. On the same brackets 11on which the shaft J revolves in boxes at counter-shaft I is supportedby eccentric-boxes M (see Fig. 2) of the same throw, the said eccentricbeing mounted in bearings 1 so that these boxes,if moved together, willretain the counter-shaft I in planes parallel to the driving-shaft J. Onthe counter-shaft I, near its center of length, a driving-pulley N issecured, which is designed to receive and transmit motion and power froma proper source by means of a belt attachment to the same. A pulley I ismounted on the shaft I to align with the pulley J 3 on the shaftJ,whereon are arranged, also, the large friction-drums J, which alignwith two smaller drums or frictionhubs I on shaft 1. of such relativediametrical size that a partial rotation of the eccentric-boxes M willdepress the counter-shaft I sufficiently to cause a forcible contact ofthe peripheral faces of the hubs I with the drums J, and a reversemovement of said boxes M will remove the hubs from bearing contact uponthe drums in an obvious manner. The pulleys J 3 I are connected by asuitable belt 0, (see Fig. 4,) the tension of which is so adjusted thatwhen the counter-shaftIis elevated in its eccentric boxes M to removethe hubs I from frictional contact with the drums J a sufficientdistance the belt 0 will be tightened, so as to transmit motion andpower from the top or counter shaft I to the lower or driving shaft J.It will be seen that when the friction-hubs I are lowered by turning theeccentric-boxes to have contact with the drums J the screws F will berevolved, the levers O drawn toward the press-box, and the platen Hforced downward. A reversal of the eccentric-boxes will cause pulleys IJ 3 to tighten the slack belt 0, when the belt and pulleys will revolvethe shaft J in an opposite direction, and, by turning the screws,throwing out the levers O and elevating the platen. It should be herementioned that the reversal or upward movement of the platen H ispreferably made more rapid than the downward movement of the same, andto this end the pulleys I J 3 are so proportioned that the shaft J willbe run at least four times as fast when elevating the platen as when thefrictional hubs and drums are in operation to depress the platen, whichis accomplished with great force, acquired by the combinedscrew-and-toggle mechanism employed.

In the operation of baling cotton it has been usual in ordinary pressestoinsert a charge of loose cotton and then tramp it with the feet tomeasurably pack it into smaller bulk previous to application of powerpressure. This operation is tedious, and requires time as well as thelabor of two or more men to work the baling-press.

One of the important objects of my present invention is to avoid thetramping of loose cotton in baling it and to render the machine capableof doing this work of consolidating successive charges of loose cottonrapidly and effectually. In order to perform expeditiously the work justmentioned, it is necessary that the movement vertically of the platen IIshould be under the complete control of the operator, so that it may bear- These drums and hubs are rested quickly in its downward passage, runup rapidly, and returned to press a charge of loose cotton when thelatter is inserted below the platen to receive its impact.

To accomplish the movement just mentioned, a controlling mechanism isprovided, which will now be described. The eccentricboxes M each havearms 13 extended from them at similar points with regard to theireccentricity, and a rocking shaft J which is supported in thebracket-boxes, 15 to move freely, is provided with arms 12, to whichthey are loosely connected by the links J that are pivoted at their endsto the ends of the arms, thus providing means for the partial revolutionof the eccentric-boxes M by a rocking movement of the shaft J Upon oneend of the rock-shaft J the controlling-lever is supported to extendoutwardly at right angles to the shaft. (See Figs. 10 and 10.) Thislever is composed of two portions P P, the portion P being weighted, asat 16, (see Fig. 10,) the latter portion P being a skeleton shoe, whichis provided with two parallel jaws that are perforated to receive therock-shaft J which is secured to the same, the boxed end 0 of theportion 1) being provided with a longitudinal aperture that has asliding fit upon the other port-ion, which is inserted through it, therebeing a limited movement allowed for one portion between the upper andlower Walls of the box, which is controlled by the handled set-screw 0.The portion P of the controlling-lever is held from lateral displacementby the bracket-stand P, which is bolted to the corner of the tie-beam E,and it will be seen that the integral body of the lever is extendedthrough the portion P and formed into a toe 0, that projects inside thetie-beam E, it being understood that the portion P of the lever isperforated to loosely engage the shaft J on whichit is placed. The toe0' of the lever is extended sufficiently to lock beneath an overhangingshoulder 0 formed on the latch Q, that is pivotally supported by itslower end to vibrate on the inn er face of the tie-beam E. (See Figs. 5,10, and 11.) To be more specific, the latch Q is attached to a shortshaft 0", that is supported to rock in boxes secured to each side of thetiebeam E, so that the shaft 1" may lie below the tie-beam and projectoutside of the same, it having a crank-handle r affixed to this end, soas to permit the latch to be manually turned, if desired. Upon the outerlower edge of the portion P a depending rod 19 is attached. Said rod,extending a proper distance downward, is bent at right angles to passunder the diagonal brace B of the frame, so

as to have its upwardly-bent end 19' engage an eyebolt 19 whichpenetrates through and is secured to a stop-block Q, that is pivoted atits lower end to the inner side of the adja cent diagonal brace B insuch a relative position that this block will be held inclined acrossthe path of upward travel'of a corner of the platen H when the lever-toe0 is engaged with the shoulder o of the latch Q, and holds the weightedlever elevated and ready to fall, which would turn the rockshaft J andrelax the reversing-belt 0, due to partial rotation of theeccentric-boxes M. As has been indicated, the tightening of thereversing-belt O is effected by the weight of the lever acting on shaftJ and boxes M. Therefore, when the corner of the upwardlymoving platenengages the stop-block Q, said lever by its consequent elevation willoperate the eccentric-boxes in such a direction as to slacken the belt 0and arrest the upward motion of the platen in an obvious manner. Withregard to the manner of increasing the degree of frictional contact ofthe hubs I and drums J, it should be explained that, the toe 0' of thelever being engaged with the shoulder o of the latch Q, the lever isheld outwardly extended, and as it is loosely held on the shaft J whilethe portion P is rigidly attached thereto, an adjustment of theset-screw 0 will revolubly move the shaft J so as to turn the eccentricsM more or less and increase or diminish their frictional contact witheach other. An adjustable plate 5- (see Fig. 12) is fitted onto thecorner f of the platen H, which may be given a limited change ofposition vertically, the corner plate .9 being intended to abut againstthe stop-block Q, to trip the lever, this provision of adjustmentallowing a closer regulation for time of contact with regard to otherparts of the controlling mechanism, which will effect the elevation ofthe lever sooner or later in the upward travel of the platen H. It isalso desirable that the downward travel of the platen II may berestricted in pressing the bales, so that the operation may beexpedited. To effect this automatically, a reversing-bar a (see Fig. 5)is fastened by one of its ends a to the side of the latch Q, projectingtoward the end of the press and having a hooked end 1.4 that is bentinwardly to lie above one of the toggles D when so adjusted. Ahorizontally-slotted bracket-plate u is affixed to the tic-beam E aboutthe center of length of the reversingbar it, through which said barpasses, and may be moved a limited distance sidewise. If the bar a isset as shown in full lines in Fig. 5, it will lie with its hooked end aabove the toggle-lever D, so that when this lever rises by reason of thedraft of the screws F during the downward passage of the platen it willimpinge against this bent end and trip the latch Q, whereas if the bar ais moved outwardly, as shown in dotted lines in the same figure, afurther downward travel of the platen will be permitted; and it isapparent that when the bar is adjusted to either position the verticalmovement of the platen will be regulated thereby. It is feasible to haveseveral reversing-bars a of different lengths so that a change of travelof the platen 11 may be quickly effected and it be made to automaticallyreverse at different out unshipping the driving-belt.

points by a change of bars. The speed of travel of the main belt anddriven pulley N should be rapid to obtain required motions of themachinery and give effective action thereto, and as the friction-drums Jare heavy they acquire considerable momentum;

consequently this momentum would keep the shaft J revolving if notchecked.

To stop instantly the drums from rotating, when this is necessary, twoupwardly-projected brake-bars V (see Figs. 1 and 6) are fastened bytheir lower ends to the side of the platen H, so that they will clearthe inner surface of the uppertie-beam E and abut against the faces ofthe drums J, thus immediately arresting the rotary motion of said drums.

It should be explained that the slackness of the reversing-belt 0 mustbe such that when the eccentric-boxes M are moved so as to release thefriction-hubs I from contact with the drums J the belt will not besufficiently tightened to drive the shaft J until a further movement ofthe eccentric-boxes is produced, so that a cessation of verticalmovement of the platen may be attained when desired. This may beproduced instantly at any point of downward travel of the platen bymanually operating the handles of the crank r which will trip the latchQ, a stoprod T (see Fig. 10) being so placed as to receive the fallinglever and arrest its full downward movement at a point which willrelease the friction-gear, while it fails to tighten the reversing-beltO enough to reverse the motion of the platen H.

The stop-rod T can be manually set in an instant to arrest motion of theplaten with- This provision is of great utility in the operation of thepress, and is particularly available when the bale has been pressed andthe platen is elevated to admit the adjustment of the baleties upon thebale, which may then be quickly removed from the press.

From the foregoing description of the balcpress and its advantages inoperation it is evident that the work of baling cotton, hay, straw, orrags may be expeditiously performed by the labor of one man, who canfeed the cotton or other material to be baled and also operate themachine, the automatic operation of which and its means of adjustment toregulate motion or arrest it entirely greatly aiding the work of rapidlyand perfectly compressing fibrous materials into a compact bale.

Many slight changes may be made in the details of construction of thepress and their combination and arrangement within the scope of myinvention. Hence I do not desire to be restricted to the exact form andarrangement of parts shown; but,

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a baling-prcss, the combination, with a bed and a frame, of sidedoors and two end doors hinged to two of said side doors, the said endand side doors when in closed adjustment forming a rectangularcompression-chamber, and means, substantially as described, for lockingthe side and end doors in closed adjustment.

2. In a baling-press, the combination, with a bed and a frame, of acompression-chamber formed of two hinged side doors, each having ahinged end door, and two hinged side doors that are provided withnotches and strips which are adapted to impinge against the edges of thesaid end doors when all are closed, substantially as set forth.

3. In a baling-press, the combination of a slotted bed, a frame, and apress-box consisting of an upper portion and lower portion, the latterbeing composed of two pairs of hinged side doors, two end doors hingedto two of the side doors, abutments secured to the two other side doorsto adapt them to retain the end doors from outward movement, and alocking device for the side doors, substantially as set forth.

4. In a baling-press, the combination,with a bed, a frame, a press-boxconsisting of an upper fixed portion and a lower portion, the lattercomposed of hinged. side doors and end doors hinged to two of the sidedoors in the manner described,of a pair of hinged clamping-bars and arocking rod for engaging the clamping-bars, substantially as set forth.

5. In a baling-press, the combination, with a bed, a frame, and apress-box consisting of an upper fixed section and a lower sectioncomposed of hinged side doors, and end doors hinged to two of the sidedoors, as described, of a folding chute or hopper pivoted to the side ofthe upper section of the press-box, substantially as set forth.

6. In a baling-press, the combination, with" a bed and an upright'frame,of a press-box consisting of an upper and a lower section, the latterbeing composed of a series of side and end doors hinged to the sidedoors, as described, a pair of clamping-bars to impinge against the sidedoors, a rocking rod adapted to hold'the clamping-bars in lockedposition, and a folding chute attached to the upper section of thepress-box, substantially as set forth.

7. In a bali'ng-press, the combination, with a bed, a frame, and apress-box composed of an upper fixed portion and a lower portion, thelatter being made up of two sets of side doors hinged to the frame, andend doors hinged to two of the side d00rs,in the manner described, oftwo pendent hinged clampingbars adapted to engage the side doors, and arocking rod provided with two cam-lugs, which engage the lower ends ofthe clamping-bars and hold all the doors together in closed position,substantially as set forth.

8. In a baling-press, a clamping device for the hinged doors of thepress, comprised of two pendent clamping-bars and a rocking rod havingtwo locking-lugs that are actuated by a handle to lock the doors,substantially as set forth.

9. In a baling-press, the combination, with a bed, a frame, and apress-box. of upright levers, a platen actuated by said uprightlevers,two screws free at their outer ends, so as to move in the arcs ofcircles as the free ends of the upright levers are moved toward and awayfrom the frame, and swinging nuts secured to said upright levers andengaging the screws, substantially as set forth. 10. In a baling-press,the combination,with a bed, a frame erected on the bed, a pressbox, anda platen, of a pair of upright levers pivoted to the bed, a pair oftoggle-levers pivoted to the upright levers and also to the vplaten,aright-hand screw, a left-hand screw, a shaft connected by universaljoints to these screws, a pair of rocking nuts to connect the screws tothe upright levers, and rotating devices which are adapted to rotate thescrews, substantially as set forth.

11. In a baling-press, the combination, with two side doors having twoend doors hinged on their inner sides, two other side doors that areadapted to engage and hold the end doors from outward movement when allthe doors are folded to form a box, and a supportingframe, of twoclamping-bars hinged to the frame and a rocking rod to lock theclamping-bars against the doors, substantially as set forth.

12. In a baling-press, the combination, with swinging doors, of twopendent locking-bars hinged at their upper ends and adapted to restagainst the meeting edges of the doors of the press-box to lock themclosed, and devices for supporting said bars in a horizontal position,substantially as set forth.

13. In a baling-press, a compression-chamber formed of two pairs ofdoors, one pair of said doors being provided at points between theirends with two hinged doors forming the end walls of said chamber,substantially -,as set forth.

14. In a baling-press, the combination, with acompression-chamber formedof two pairs of side doors, one'pair of said doors being" provided atpoints between their ends with two hinged doors forming end walls of thecompression-chamber, of serrated strips affixed to the inner face ofsaid doors, substantially as set forth.

- 15. In a baling-press, the combination,with a bed and a frame, of apress-box consisting of a fixed upper section and a lower sectioncomposed of a series of hinged side doors and end doors hinged to two ofsaid side doors at points between the ends of the latter, and stripssecured to the side doors and provided with downwardly-projecting teeth,substantially as set forth.

16. In a baling-press, the combination, with a bed, a frame, a plate,and means for moving the platen vertically, of a press-box c011- sistingof a fixed upper section and a lower IIO section made up of a series ofhinged side doors and end doors hinged to a pair of said side doors atpoints between the ends of the latter, and toothed strips secured to theinner faces of the side doors, substantially as set forth.

17. In a baling-press, the combination, with a bed, a frame, and aplaten, of levers, right and left hand screws, mechanism to rotate thescrews together in opposite directions, four side doors, two end doorshinged to two of said side doors at points between the side edges of thelatter, two pendent locking-bars that bear on the meeting edges of theside doors when they are closed, and a locking-rod having twolocking-lugs adapted to hold all the doors closed when it is made toengage the ends of the pendent lOCkll'lg-bitlS, substantially as setforth.

18. In a baling-press, the combination, with a bed, a frame, apress-box, and a platen, of a set of upright levers pivoted to the bed,a set of levers pivoted to the upright levers and to the platen, twoscrews, one right hand, the other left hand, both adapted to rotatetogether in a forward or reverse direction, universal joints, androcking nuts for the screws to connect them to the upright levers andwith a shaft, substantially as set forth.

19. In a baling-press, the combination, with right and left hand screws,a driving-shaft connected to said screws, a friction-drum secured to thedriving-shaft, and a reversingpulley also fixed upon the driving'shaft,of acounter-shaft, eccentric-boxes that support the counter-shaft, afriction-hub, a pulley in line with the reversing-pulley on thedrivingshaft, a reversing-belt, and a device for changing the positionof the eccentrieboxes carrying the counter-shaft, and a maindrivingpulley, substantially as setfortl1.

20. In a baling-press, the combination, with a driving-shaft, right andleft hand screws connected to said shaft, a counter-shaft supported ineccentric-boxes parallel to the driving-shaft, reversing-pulleys onthese shafts, and a reversing-belt connecting these pulleys, of afriction-hub and a friction-drum mounted on the counter-shaft anddrivingshaft, respectively, a main belt-pulley on the counter-shaft, anda device to change the position of the eccentric-boxes that support thecounter-shaft, substantially as set forth.

21. In a baling-press, the combination, with a driving-shaft, universalcouplings, rocking nuts, and right and left hand screws that are engagedby these couplings and nuts, of a counter-shaft supported ineccentric-boxes, friction-gear mounted on the parallel driving andcounter shafts, reversing-pulleys, a reversing'belt, a driving-pulley,and a device to throw the eccentric-boxes and stop or reverse the motionof the screws, substantially as set forth.

22. In a baling-press, the combination, with a counter-shaft thatreceives motion from a main belt-pulley, eccentric-boxes supporting thecounter-shaft, a friction-hub mounted on the counter-shaft, and areversing-pulley, of right and left hand screws, a driving-shaft, a friction-d rum, a reversin gpulley, a reversingbelt, and a controllingmechanism connected to the eccentric-boxes to move the countershafttoward or from the parallel drivingshaft, substantially as set forth.

In a baling-press, the combination, with a drivii'ig-shaft, a platen,levers connected to the platen, and screws for actuating the levers, ofa counter-shaft, direct-motion friction devices and belt, connectedreversing mechanism located 011 said shafts, a reversingshaft, anddevices connecting the reversingshaft and counter-shaft, whereby eitherthe direct-motion friction devices or the reversing mechanism are throwninto operation, substantially as set forth.

2i. In a baling-press, the combination, with a driving-shaft, acounter-shaft, eccentricboXes, a main belt-pulley mounted on the eountelshaft, friction-hubs, fl'lOflOI1tll"lllllS, two rcversing-pulleys, and areversing-belt, of a reversing-shaft, arms thereon, arms on theeccentric-boxes, links to connect these two sets of arms, and acontrolling mechanism adapted to be moved by the platen of the press toshift the eccentrics and change the direction of motion of thepress-platen or stop it, substantially as set forth.

25. In a balling-press, the combinatiomwith a driving-shaft, acounter-shaft, friction-gearing on said shafts, and a belt connectingthe shafts, of a reversing-shaft, devices connectin g the reversing-shaft and counter-shaft, whereby the latter is moved by thereversingshaft toward and away from the driving-shaft, and acontrolling-lever connected to the reversing-shaft and actuated bygravity when released by a moving platen, substantially as set forth.

26. In a baling-press, the combination, with a bed, a press-box, and aplaten, of a drivingshaft, a counter-shaft, friction devices thereon formoving the driving-shaft in one direction, a reversing-belt for movingthe drivingshaft in the opposite direction, a reversingshaft connectedwith the counter-shaft for moving the latter toward and away from thedriving-shaft, a controlling gravity-lever attached to the reversing-shaf t, a rocking latch, a stop-block, and connections between thestop-block and lever, substantially as set forth.

27. In abaling-press, the combinatiomwith a platen and devices formoving the platen up and down, of a reversing-shaft for changing thedirection of movement of the platenoperating devices, a controllinglever attached to said shaft, a latch, a removable proprod for checkingthe fall of the controllinglever, and a stop-block connected to thepivoted latch, substantially as set forth.

28. In a baling-press, the combination, with a platen andplaten-operating devices, a reversing-shaft, and a controlling-leversecured IIO ITS

thereto, of a pivoted latch for holding the controlling-lever elevated,and a stop-block connected to the pivoted latch and located in the pathof the platen, substantially as set forth.

29. In a baling-press, the combination,with a bed, a frame, a platen,hinged doors forming a compression-chamber, levers, and screwsconnecting the levers and platen, of a driving-shaft, a counter-shaftthat may be moved toward or from the driving-shaft in parallel planes,friction hubs and drums secured on said shafts, and screws connected toone of said shafts and indirectly to the platenpulleys, and areversing-belt mounted on these pulleys, a reveisingsliafl, acontrollinglever, a pivoted latch that when engaged by the toe of thisgravity-lever holds it elevated, and a stop-block connected to thepivoted latch and located in the path of the platen, substantially asset forth.

30. Ina baling-press, the combination,with a platen and platen-actuatingdevices, of an adjustable plate secured to one corner of the platen, atrip located in a position to be engaged by the adjustable plate, anddevices, substantially as described, connecting the trip andplaten-actuating devices.

31. In a baling-press, the combination, with a driving-shaft,friction-drums thereon, and friction-hubs that are supported to receivemotion and rotate the drums rapidly, of a platen that is adapted to moveVertically by rotation of the drums, and brake-bars attached to theplaten to impinge against the surface of the drums, substantially as setforth.

32. In a baling-prcss, the combination, with a driving-shaft, twofriction-drums mounted 011 this shaft, a counter-shaft supported torotate above thedriving-shaft in eccentricboxes. the eccentric-boxes,two friction-hubs secured on the countershaft, a main belt-pulley on thecounter-shaft, two reversing-pul- 1eys,one secured upon each of thesetwo parallel shafts, and a reversing-belt mounted on thereversing-pulleys, of a platen actuated by the driving-shaft, and twobrake-bars attached to the platen and projected vertically, so as toimpinge on the faces of the frictiondrums, substantially as set forth.

33. In a baling-press, the combination, with a bed, a frame, apress-box, and a hinged hopper, of levers, a platen, two screws, adrivingshaft, universal couplings that connect the ends of the screwswith the ends of the driving-shaft, rocking nuts secured to the upperportions of the upright levers and engaged by the screws, friction-gearto rotate the screws forwardly and force the platen downwardly,reversing-pulleys, and a reversing-belt, a counter-shaft mounted ineccentric-boxes, an adjustable controlling-lever mounted on areversing-shaft and connected to the countershaft-boxes, aretaining-latch, and a stop-block connected to this latch and adapted totrip the controlling-lever when said block is engaged by the corner ofthe platen, substantially as set forth.

I11 testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses. I

GEORGE W. SOULE. Witnesses:

S. B. HOLT, P. A. Hueems.

